Gigabyte GA-EQ45M-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EQ45M-S2 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090525
Uptime	17.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 20:58
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 5,111 User benchmarks, average bench 48% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	50% Above average	Memory 73.3 1-Core 40.5 2-Core 80.5 43% 64.8 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 157 21% 157 Pts	64-Core 158 10% 158 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 72.4 Parallax 72.5 51% 69.3 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 57 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB-$55 4,103 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 51 19 50 87 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 82.9 Write 43.9 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 58.9 46% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	MC Read 6.8 MC Write 6.3 MC Mixed 6.5 19% 6.53 GB/s	SC Read 4.3 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 4.9 14% 4.73 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 46%

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Typical GA-EQ45M-S2 Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EQ45M-S2

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	4x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	4x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	2x

GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples	4x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	3x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	12x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	4x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	3x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $189

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16